Hebard election bill drives House vote in a day of bills
The House debated Hebard’s omnibus election bill with Burritt and Guthrie opposing the poll tax clause. Adams, McCormick, Kellogg defended the measure as the chamber passed Burritt’s amendment and ordered engrossment by 16 to 10 with six Democratic opponents. The session adjourned for 2 p m Monday.
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Council
Capitol
Mebard
Burritt
Guthrie
Hebard
Adams
McCormick
Kellogg
City Council Advances Several Bills and Delays Highway Funds
The council met with full attendance minus Mr Kinney and moved several files. They passed council files 2a and 13 and amended and passed house bill 8 while indefinitely postponing joint resolution 7. A highway and land report recommended pay on tile costs through Monday. Later a marriage announcement notes John Garvin and Mollie Mc Donald to wed at St Marys Cathedral on Wednesday.
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Council
Sanaane
Buffalo
Galbraith
Dakineee
Ee Gal
Olelock Raith
John Garvin
Mise Mollie McDonald
St. Marys Cathedral
Union Pacific West Extensions and Utah Rail Work
Sun interview with a UP official discusses Utah Northern revision shortening the line by about eighteen miles and changing grades to 35. Eight hundred workers are on site with plans to double after snowmelt. Southern Utah Milford extension contracts total 115 miles with 30 graded, interrupted by heavy snows. project costs near 3 to 4 million dollars.
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Sun
Union Pacific
West
Utah Northern Construction
Milford
Utah
Olng
Social Glimpses of Card Parties and Circles in Vanity Fair
In a busy week of entertainments in a small city a parade of teas card parties and club meetings unfolds. Mrs W M Mass hosts a tea with rooms lit by lamps and candles while Mrs H J jas and Mrs W E Guthrie preside at the dining room table.
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W. M. Mass
H. J. [Jas
W. E. Guthrie
Wyoming Development Surges With Coal Oil and Iron Prospects
Sun reporter details Wyoming mining push with Frank Sparhawk and Denver capital ready to back coal oil iron irrigation. Denver figures like Donald Fletcher John Landon and P McNamara drive pipeline schemes while John McDermott slated as coal syndicate superintendent. Local Wyom ing capitalists De Forest Richards Chamberlain and others back ventures with 1000 tons daily output expected. social events and notices fill the remainder of society columns.
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The
Sun
Wyoming
Frank Sparhawk
Denver
Ogden
Utah Capital
Donald Fletcher
John Landon
James Rankin
P. McNamara
Sparhawk
John McDermott
Newcastle
de Forest Richards
Chamberlain
Kilpatrick
Storm Tragedy Ends Life of Warren Sheep Herder
A storm driven tragedy ends with Marshall Kelley, a 36 to 45 year old sheep herder, found dead with a pistol in Snow's ranch vicinity on Little Bear Creek. Coroner Chaffin to hold inquest in Warren city tomorrow after the body is brought in. Kelley had worked for the Warren Live Stock Company for two weeks and left no known relatives.
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Warren Live Stock Company
Chaffin
Snow
Little Bear Creek
Marshall Kelley
Kelly
New Mexico
Fragmentary obituary prose reflects serene farewell
The text portrays mourners at a bier and a speaker affirming the deceased’s ongoing presence. They speak of death as a passage, claiming the better part remains and the living keep a lasting connection beyond the end. The tone is elegiac and reflective.
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Transmianton
Union Pacific Bridges Upgrade in Wyoming Division
Superintendent Weed has five gangs replacing old bridges on the Wyoming division and a large force constructing a new 66 foot Edgemore turntable at Laramie. The table replaces a 50 foot one and work began Monday, to finish in about three weeks.
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Weed
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Laramie
Printing Job Costs Spark Wyoming Dispute
Cheyenne Wy February 8 1890 editor of the Sun defends its printing bids and accuses The Leader of misrepresentation. He states he paid $62.75 for articles that previously cost $136.25, and promises future bids will show The Leader overcharged for similar work. He condemns outside papers for harming Wyoming's reputation.
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Committee of the Council
Interior Department
Washington
United States
Eader
Salt Lake
Chicago Tribunes
Wyoming
Joan W. Melprum
Boomerang Critic on Legislative Reporting Style
The Boomerang’s legislative reporter notes Tue Lun will publish the title and purport of each bill only at introduction, not at every referral, unless a bill is of special importance, to avoid nuisance while serving readers.
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Tue Lun
Tue Sun
Aomerang
Notice for Publication Lanp Orrick Pine Bluffs Final Proof
Notice is given that William J. Rutledge has filed for final proof on homestead land in Wyoming. The hearing occurs March 20, 1890 before the Register in Cheyenne. Witnesses include S Albert Pierce Albert Gerber Alice Tracy and Daniel Thomas from Pine Bluffs and Wyoming.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Illiam ‘J. Rutledge
Pine Bluffs
Vier
S. Albert Pierce
Albert Gerber
Alice Tracy
Daniel Thomas
P. Cuametin
Contractor Clark Hauls Wood for Brick Burnings
Brick making operations depend on contractor Clark who, once Colorado Central railroad work ends, has a contract to haul large quantities of wood from Sherman to Cheyenne for brick burning use.
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Clark
Colorado Central
Sherman
Cheyenne
Early History of Exploration and Forts in Wyoming
Bancroft outlines Major Stephen H. Long and others who opened the Platte valley routes. William H. Ashley built forts on the Yellowstone and expanded fur enterprises, naming Green River and Utah Lake discoveries. Sublette, Bridger, and Fitzpatrick led the Rocky Mountain fur trade, with Fort Laramie and Fort Bridger marking early posts as Oregon emigration surged west.
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Upper
Louisiana
Henry
Yellowstone
Astor
North American Fur Company
Rickasas
Platte
South Pass
Sweetwater
Spanish River
Green River
Utah Lake
Escalante
Ashley
Green
Snake Rivers
E L. Bonneville
Rocky Mountains
Lead Creek
Salmon River
Rocky Range
Big Horn
Powder Rivers
Bonneville County
Wyoming
William Sublette
Robert Campbell
Fort Laramie
Laramie Fork
Platte River
American Fur Company
Bridger
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
Columbia River
Deseret
Cowboy detective trails Rawlins stage robbers in pursuit
Marshal Carr’s detective met Parks and Brown on the road after the Rawlins stage robbery. The robbers carried Winchesters and were let go briefly, then a larger pursuit began with capable assistance assembled. The robbers did not know the detective or his role. A wave of cottage construction is under way this season and more homes will start when weather improves. Loans on ranches offered by D. W. Gate.
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Marshal Carr
Rawlins
Parks and Brown
Admission of Wyoming Cited as Statehood Prospect
Special to the Denver ie reports on the territories committee strong case for Wyoming admission. It cites progress, 98000 square miles, rich mineral resources coal and petroleum, timber lands, irrigation potential, and wealth estimates from 1880s. It notes population likely 100000 to 125000 and high value placed on education.
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Denver
Washigton
Committee On Territories
Wyoming
Wyoming Territory
Pennsylvania
Union
Colorado and Wyoming urged to push immigration through state advertising
The text argues lawmakers should support liberal advertising to attract immigration and capital. It highlights Colorado’s planned convention to promote agriculture under irrigation and to showcase coal iron and building stone resources, stressing iron deposits, coal wealth, and building stone as key economic drivers for the region.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Denver Epublican
Colorado Line
Missouri River
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Maggie Mitchell Shines in Ray at the Opera House
Maggie Mitchell drew a large audience with her magnetism and wit in Ray. Review notes her charm and romping girlhood persona, the strong support cast, and a few indifferent parts, while praising Mitchell's performance and the play's effective scenes.
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Maggie Mitchell
Ray
Opera
Maggie
Justee
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